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 A second patient at a Brisbane hospital has contracted legionnaire's disease and is now in intensive care. A 60-year-old patient at Wesley hospital has already died from the disease. All hospital admissions and surgery have now been canceled. Hospital staffs are trying to contact all patients discharged from the East Wing since the 25th of May.

 
Telstra is considering a long-term plan to completely remove asbestos from all its pits, the Telco has agreed to develop a plan to prioritise the removal of the deadly fibre from infrastructure1 that could pose a risk for public safety.
 
Former NSW governor ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian MacDonald are no longer members of the Labor2 Party. The state's Opposition3 leader John Robertson has confirmed both men have been expelled for bringing the Party into disrepute. The former ministers have been facing corruption4 allegations over the awarding of coal mining tenders.
 
Former News International boss Rebekah Brooks5 has pled not guilty to charges relating to Britain's phone hacking6 scandal. She and several other former News of the World staff have appeared in court in London overnight, Mrs.Brooks is due to stand trial in September.
 
And a building collapse7 in a U.S. city fo Philadelphia has killed one person and injured at least 12 others. A building that was being demolished8 collapsed9 on a shop next door. Fourteen people have been pulled from the rubble10, some were trapped for hours before being rescued.

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1 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
2 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
4 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
5 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 hacking KrIzgm     
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
参考例句：
  • The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
  • We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
7 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
8 demolished 3baad413d6d10093a39e09955dfbdfcb     
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
  • The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
  • They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。
9 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
10 rubble 8XjxP     
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
  • After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

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